]]>http://msbusiness.com/2013/06/mdeq-lifts-advisories-on-three-stretches-of-beach/feed/075947Sewer spill prompts MDEQ advisory for Coast bayouhttp://msbusiness.com/2013/05/sewer-spill-prompts-mdeq-advisory-for-coast-bayou/
http://msbusiness.com/2013/05/sewer-spill-prompts-mdeq-advisory-for-coast-bayou/#respondWed, 29 May 2013 12:08:37 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=75567BAY ST. LOUIS — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has issued a temporary water contact advisory for Joe’s Bayou near Felicity Street in Bay St. Louis. The advisory is issued due to a city-reported sewer spill, which occurred Sunday night from a malfunctioning pump station. The City of Bay St. Louis has stopped ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2013/05/sewer-spill-prompts-mdeq-advisory-for-coast-bayou/feed/075567Advisory lifted on stretch of Hancock County beachhttp://msbusiness.com/2013/05/advisory-lifted-on-stretch-of-hancock-county-beach/
http://msbusiness.com/2013/05/advisory-lifted-on-stretch-of-hancock-county-beach/#respondWed, 08 May 2013 11:54:24 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=74429BAY ST. LOUIS — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, has lifted a water contact advisory for a stretch of beach in Hancock County. MDEQ has cleared Station 4 — Bay St. Louis, which extends from the box culvert to Ballantine Street. Water samples at this station show the ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2013/05/advisory-lifted-on-stretch-of-hancock-county-beach/feed/074429More segments of beach closed due to water quality issueshttp://msbusiness.com/2013/05/more-segments-of-beach-closed-due-to-water-quality-issues/
http://msbusiness.com/2013/05/more-segments-of-beach-closed-due-to-water-quality-issues/#respondThu, 02 May 2013 12:34:21 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=74138MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, has issued water contact advisories for five sampling stations. These segments of beach are not closed; however, there may be an increased risk of illness associated with swimming in these areas. The affected stations are: • Station 1 — ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2013/04/water-advisory-issued-on-coast-bayou-after-fuel-spill/feed/073983Spokesman: Raw sewage has been pouring in river since weekendhttp://msbusiness.com/2013/04/spokesman-raw-sewage-has-been-pouring-in-river-since-weekend/
http://msbusiness.com/2013/04/spokesman-raw-sewage-has-been-pouring-in-river-since-weekend/#respondTue, 23 Apr 2013 15:26:10 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=73773MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Millions of gallons of raw sewage are pouring into the Mississippi River from a St. Louis wastewater treatment plant where two of three pumps have failed. Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District spokesman Lance LeComb says the pumps went out on Sunday night, and it’s unclear how quickly they may be fixed or ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2013/04/spokesman-raw-sewage-has-been-pouring-in-river-since-weekend/feed/073773State becomes third to sue BP over 2010 oil spillhttp://msbusiness.com/2013/04/state-becomes-third-to-sue-bp-over-2010-oil-spill/
http://msbusiness.com/2013/04/state-becomes-third-to-sue-bp-over-2010-oil-spill/#commentsMon, 22 Apr 2013 11:58:11 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=73708JACKSON — Mississippi has become the third state to sue BP PLC over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Attorney General Jim Hood announced the state had filed lawsuits in federal and state court. The move comes one day before the three-year statute of limitations expires for claims related to the April 20, 2010, ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2013/04/state-becomes-third-to-sue-bp-over-2010-oil-spill/feed/173708College, university partner on water quality initiativehttp://msbusiness.com/2013/04/college-university-partner-on-water-quality-initiative/
http://msbusiness.com/2013/04/college-university-partner-on-water-quality-initiative/#respondFri, 05 Apr 2013 12:27:45 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=72814MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — Representatives from Pearl River Community College (PRCC) and Mississippi State University (MSU) met recently with state and federal environmental and conservation officials at the MSU campus in Biloxi to discuss a partnership that will expand voluntary efforts to achieve water quality improvements along the Gulf Coast and train PRCC Honors Institute ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2013/04/judge-to-hear-bps-request-to-block-oil-spill-payouts/feed/172800USDA to spend $59M on Mississippi River initiativehttp://msbusiness.com/2013/02/usda-to-spend-59m-on-mississippi-river-initiative/
http://msbusiness.com/2013/02/usda-to-spend-59m-on-mississippi-river-initiative/#respondFri, 15 Feb 2013 13:55:10 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=69802MISSISSIPPI RIVER — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it’s spending another $59 million this year on an initiative that works with farmers and other landowners to reduce pollution in the Mississippi River basin. The agency says the new funding raises its total investment in the Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds initiative to about $289 ...